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Antique Mycology Print of the Armillaria Mellea by Fries, c.1860
€140 ($155, £120, €140)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1860
- Size
- 11 × 15 in (28 × 38 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor defects, please study image carefully.
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Botanical
- Reference
- f_29259942
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique mycology print titled 'Agaricus (Amillaria) Melleus Vahl'. Armillaria mellea, commonly known as honey fungus, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Armillaria. It is a plant pathogen and part of a cryptic species complex of closely related and morphologically similar species. It causes Armillaria root rot in many plant species and produces mushrooms around the base of trees it has infected. This print originates from 'Sveriges ätliga och giftiga svampar tecknade efter naturen'. Published in Stockholm, circa 1860.
Artists and Engravers: Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794, 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor defects, please study image carefully.
Date: c.1860
Overall size: 38 x 28 cm.
Image size: 30 x 20 cm.
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